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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 7 April 2006 02:19 pm |
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I'm starting a journal to keep track of my weight loss. It hasn't been much so far but I've only been working on it for about a week. I'm eating 1200 calories a day with a 15 minute walk (working upto 1/2 hour), stretching and sittups. I want to lose about a hundred pounds altogether. But mostly I want to get down to at least 150 pounds by December, when the family and I are going on a vacation to Walt Disney World.
Breakfast- 2 eggs, 1 cup baby spinach and 3 tbps cottage cheese--265 calories
Snack- Tigers Milk Protien Bar--150 calories
Lunch- SlimFast Optima Shake--210 calories
Snack- Salad with light dressing and 1 orange--110 calories
Dinner- 1 slice pizza--290 calories
Supper- SlimFast Optima Shake--210 calories
Total- 1,235 calories
workout-
20 sittups- 50 calories
breastfeeding- 300 calories
walk was canceled due to rain :(
Last edited on 8 April 2006 05:42 am by OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Peter
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Posted: 7 April 2006 07:03 pm |
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Congrats on your start!
Be careful you're not eating too little to lose weight efficiently. You might want to read theses:
Calories - How Low Should You Go?
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/news_060329.html
and this Tutorial
How many calories do I need?
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/tutorial_need.html
And the forum is full of posts suggesting that people are eating too little.
Please note that I'm not suggesting that 1200 is too little for you. I'm just suggesting that you becareful because when I see that magic number I wonder if the person has figured out what is right for them. We're all so different there can't be one number for everybody.
Peter
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 9 April 2006 09:19 am |
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I'm having a hard time getting my excersize in, I'm really super focused on my diet. I really want to give in. I LOVE food and am having a hard time saying no. I'm going to give myself a week to concentrate on my diet and getting it right before I really buckle down and force myself to walk everyday.
Breakfast: SlimFast= 200
Lunch: eggs/spinach/cottage cheese= 250
Snack: TigersMilk and Salad= 225
Dinner: HamburgerHelper= 442
Snack: TigersMilk= 150
Total= 1267
Excersize= 20 sittups
 I love the duck
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 10 April 2006 10:22 am |
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I cheated today, not horribly, but now I'm beating myself up. It seems the third day is the worst for me, I'm told that once you get past it that the diet gets easier. I'm not even sure why I gave in, I didn't want it that bad, and I was proud to be doing good on my diet. I feel like such a failure, I feel like I've ruined my whole diet. I know it's not actually that bad, but it feels that way. It's hard because the only thing I think about while I'm on a diet is food, and that's the last thing I want to be thinking about.
breakfast-tigersmilk, eggs, spinach and cottage cheese
snack-peas and pearl onions
lunch-slimfast
snack-orange and salad
dinner-hamburger minus the bun (homemade)
desert-low fat pudding pie and a cinnamon roll
total calories=1650
excersize- none 
It was not a good day...
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 11 April 2006 03:17 am |
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| It's halfway through my day, I still haven't decided what I'm making for everyone else for dinner. The baby fell asleep after his bath, he'll probably be out for awhile, the bath always makes him drowsy. I put him in his little giants outfit, now he can root for his favorite team in style! I really don't have anything to report weight wise but needed to check in and re-assert (mostly to myself) my commitment to lose weight, even if I do fall off the wagon now and then. I'm going to take a long hot shower and enjoy it more than food! I don't even have to convince myself, getting a shower in and having a baby is a tricky thing ;)
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 11 April 2006 10:53 am |
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It was a good day, I stayed under my limit, my only excersize was housework though. I'm really going to start working on my excersize, I want to get at least twenty minutes in a day. I'm going to walk mostly, but I'm also going to buy a workout video or two for rainy days. Hopefully one day I'll walk and do a video every day. I keep telling myself baby steps. It's not that I'm so horribly out of shape, it's more of trying to find time around the baby to do it and work out a schedule where I can do it everyday. It's been like that with everything concerning the baby, I slowly worked in dishes, and then laundry and then dinner and so and so on. He really likes walks but the roads aren't very safe for a stroller where I live and it hurts my back to power walk and use the baby bjorn. Oh well, I'll figure out something. I quit doing sittups for a few days due to a peircing pain and a lot of swelling in my neck and shoulders. I'm going to let myself heal for a few days and then start out slower with fewer sittups. I think because my stomach muscles are so weakened from the pregnancy that I was compensating with my back and shoulder muscles and injured myself. I want to get back into regular things right away but I have to realize that not only did I not use my stomache muscles for a good four months they were stretched way beyond their normal range. Although it has been three months since birth I'm giving myself extra allowances, after all my baby was eleven pounds and 26 inches long, that's four pounds heavier and six inches longer than the average baby.
Slimfast=200
eggs, spinach, cottage cheese=200
TigersMilk=150
Oatmeal and orange slices=170
taco salad minus the chips=300
Slimfast=200
Total=1220
I've stopped labeling my meals (ie. breakfast, lunch, dinner), I eat six meals a day, I'm not going to bother trying to define them in the traditional sense. I was also going to have an apple after my last meal as well but was suprisingly full, I didn't want it at all (although I would've eaten sweets which tells me that I wanted food more for comfort than need). This was suprising for me because although I haven't been famished through this diet I was always willing to eat more than I had allowed myself. Maybe I've finally figured out what "full" means. Maybe not, it's just a theory, tomorrow is another day and I may just be famished. I'm hoping to clean my car out tomorrow. Here's to hoping 
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Teenie
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Posted: 11 April 2006 04:17 pm |
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I think you are doing great! you eat way less than I do.
You said you were breastfeeding so I just hope you're not eating too little to keep your milk supply.
I know when I was breastfeeding I ate like a pig. I seemed hungry all the time.
I did some searching and here's what I found......
*******(Edited to give credit-- per Peter)*******
http://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/html/Nutrition.shtml
A good rule of thumb is to take in 200-500 calories in excess of what you needed to maintain your weight before you were pregnant while you are nursing. Breastfeeding doesn't make you gain weight - in fact, you use up calories when you nurse, and helps you get rid of extra weight more quickly while you are nursing. Your body stores up fat during your pregnancy to provide the extra calories needed for milk production. It is easier to lose lower body fat (hips, buns, and thighs) when you are breastfeeding compared to the mom who is formula feeding
Last edited on 13 April 2006 05:21 am by Teenie
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 13 April 2006 12:16 am |
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Teenie- Initially I was really worried about milk supply when I started this diet and so I didn't go below 1800 calories, which was about 3 weeks ago. Since then I have visited the La Leche League website which said that if you have been nursing for two months and have a consistant milk supply that cutting calories won't affect milk supply, unless you are cutting vital nutrients (ie. not recieving enough protien). I chose 1200-1300 because I currently lead a very slow lifestyle, I've been having problems working out and taking care of the baby, my average day consists of housework and hanging out with the baby at home. When I finally start working out (hopefully soon) I plan to up my calorie intake, just because I think I have a good calorie deficit as it is and that excersizing and eating that few calories would be potentially harmful. Although yesterday I had PLENTY of calories:(. We went out to dinner, which I had planned for, but for going out I don't think I did too bad. So here we go.
TigersMilk-150
Slimfast-200
Oatmeal-150
Two fish Sticks
Two Mozzarella Sticks
Bowl of Navy Bean Soup
Slice French Bread :chew:
I have no real idea what my total was, I'm going out on a limb and estimating between calories. I was pretty proud of myself until I ate that French Bread, and then I was just disgusted with myself. When I got home I felt sick, I was way too full and hadn't eaten any fruits and veggies. I think it was a good thing though, I've learned that stuffing myself like that is no longer fun. I put on a sweatshirt last night that is usually a little tight around my tummy and it was loose, it felt really good, and while it still feels loose despite my going out last night I still feel yucky and like I'm fatter, although I'm pretty sure I'm not 
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 13 April 2006 09:29 am |
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I was a little hungrier than usual today, I think because of the extra calories I ate last night. I let myself have a *treat* today, but I didn't go over my calorie allowance.
TigersMilk-150
Oatmeal-130
SlimFast-200
Tuna-210
Modified Chili (beans and spiced tomatoes)-170
Orange Sauce (ie. like apple sauce)-65
McDonalds Fudge Sunday-330
Total-1255
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 14 April 2006 10:43 am |
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I usually eat at least six meals a day, it works really well for me. Today I kind of messed up my schedule, I went to the Bethel to help the Job's Daughters paint fudge Easter Eggs (I wasn't tempted to have one at all). I was there for a good five hours so two of my meals were skipped and I had one really big meal at the end of the day. I didn't go above my calorie limit, in fact I'm pretty far below, but I felt yucky, way too stuffed. I really prefer my small meals. I feel like I used to when I'd pig out all the time (why did I like this?) I know it's not going to make me fat, but I feel that way.
Oatmeal-140
TigersMilk-150
Peaches (in a can)-100
Pasta-775
Total-1165
I was thinking of having some brussel sprouts but I'm still really stuffed. I should be more careful, I didn't get any veggies today.
 We had our first break in rain for two weeks today and I was too lazy to get my walk in. I have to figure out a way to get motivated.
I love the new Smilies!!!  Bed time!
edited: yesterday I felt like I had eaten more calories than my numbers reflected so I did some thinking and remembered that I hadn't written down one of my meals. So I actually went over my allowance for the day.
Oatmeal=210
Revised Total=1375
Not way out of line or anything at least 
Last edited on 15 April 2006 09:13 am by OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 15 April 2006 09:08 am |
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My diary is starting to get kinda long *kool* :P I feel like I'm losing weight, hard to say though, I only weigh myself at my sisters house so I really don't know what the scale says. But I feel thinner! You know the butt shelf you get when you're heavy? Mine is almost gone, my back and butt are like one long sleek line. It really is a beautiful thing. My tummy seems a little smaller but it's always the last thing to go. I deffinently carry more weight in front. I'm noticing that my pants are fitting loosely too. I've probably only lost like a pound, but does it matter? I feel better, and this next week my goal is to get a walk in every other day. I'm going to make it as easy as possible and have my husband watch the baby because a twenty minute walk becomes an hour long episode what with getting the stroller out of the car, bundling the baby, making sure he's fed and changed, etc. etc. My other goal for this week is to stretch out my calories among my meals, I've started having most of my calories at night. I've been eating 4-5 meals a day instead of 6-7 which I prefer.
SlimFast=200
Oatmeal=160
Peaches=100
TigersMilk=150
Calzone=630
total=1240
It was a hard night, I wonder how many calories you burn stressing out? The baby was teething really bad, he was in so much pain! He kept looking up at me with those "mommy please work your magic and make everything better" eyes. It just tears my heart in two when he's in pain like that. Those of you without kids are probably thinking "how bad can teething be?" But believe me, it can get bad! I hate to give him medicine, but I finally gave in and gave him a dose of tylenol and anbesol, which worked, eventually.
Well, it's getting late and I'm fighting a really bad sugar craving, so I think I'll go to bed early and dream about sugar ! Nah, maybe I'll dream about a really cute size 6 pair of jeans.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 16 April 2006 10:02 am |
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I had a really off day, my little family went to my sister-in-laws house today, at short notice (this morning we got the call) for my brother-in-laws belated birthday party. It was fun, nothing big, just family all together and a cake (I didn't have any, or really want any for that matter, honestly my mother-in-law made it and it didn't look that appealing). I worked out on my sisters treadmill for ten minutes. I'm in love!!! I want a treadmill so badly now, I really don't have the money or the room for one but I'm hoping to someday. The hubby says I have to wait until the living room is re-modeled before I buy anything else to go in the house. I can't wait though!!! I didn't know you could fall in love with exercise equipment, but apparently I can. It made exercising so much easier, I just turned it on and started walking, no stroller, no diaper bag, it was great!!! I looked at some exercise videos today but didn't see any really nice ones, I think I'm going to have to order the ones I want online. I'm also trying a new power bar, they're called Pria, they only have 110 calories. I'll tell you if I like them. I was also looking at some exercise balls, I've heard they are great, but don't really know what to do with them, so maybe I'll see if my sister can show me how she uses hers before I buy one. Anyway, for today:
TigersMilk=150
Oatmeal=230
TigersMilk=150
1/2 cup mint chip icecream=160
2 chicken sausages=160 each
fruit cup=60
total=1070
I can't believe the weekends half over already, no fair!!! Oh and I checked my weight at my sisters house and I'm down 2 1/2 pounds!!! Woo Hoo!!!
Starting Weight=240
Current Weight=237.5
Goal Weight=130
Last edited on 16 April 2006 10:11 am by OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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nevd
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Posted: 16 April 2006 04:21 pm |
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If you are stuck for space, you might also try doing some intensive (try not to rest between exercises) weight training using water-filled plastic bottles. Nice and cheap, no need to leave home and great calorie burner if done hard for 9 or 10 minutes.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 22 April 2006 02:44 am |
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As Teenie would say, "I've fallen off the wagon!" I was bad on Easter and have been bad since, not horrible, I haven't gained any weight, but I haven't lost any either. I've done some thinking and have decided to take some of my mothers advice and up my calorie intake. Instead of just picking a random number (1200) I've decided to go about this a little smarter.
My new goals-
Stay under 1600 calories a day (calculated by RMR)
-I'm very hungry during the day on my previous diet and too tired.
Stretch daily
-I've been expeirencing a lot of stiffness in my neck and back.
Walk 20 minutes every day
-Suenos' has inspired me to set a goal and stick to it come #%@&! or high water!
I am buying a treadmill! I haven't broken the news to my husband yet, but I'm determined! This weekend I'm going to Walmart and I'm getting the $199 special and no one can stop me!!!
I applied for a job at the hospital as a receptionist that I'm feeling very confident about. I didn't really want to go back to work yet but this job has benefits and paying cash for medical has just been killing the pocket book lately. It would be from 12a.m. to 6a.m. I would be leaving after the baby was already asleep, he only gets up once in the night and my hubby has agreed that he can handle giving him a bottle and putting him back to bed. This would be the perfect job, I wouldn't be sacrificing a lot of time with the baby and I wouldn't have to pay for day care. Everybody cross your fingers for me!!!
I'll be updating on my new diet plan soon, so far I've added whole milk instead of non-fat and I'm cutting out family dinners, it's too hard to try and make my diet fit with everyone else who are not currently dieting, it's been leading to cheating.
I went clothes shopping last weekend, I bought two shirts and one pair of pants, I haven't bought new clothes in so long, I needed something nice for my interview and it was long overdue. I also bought new clothes for the baby, he's in the 12 month size already!!! He's not even 4 months old yet! And no, he's not in any way fat, he's so lean, he's just incredibly tall, he was measured and he's 28 inches long! This kid is always growing out of his clothes.
Here's to my new diet plan Wish me luck!
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Jon Miller
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Posted: 24 April 2006 01:24 pm |
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I like treadmills. It is important to make the habit of using it. Try to put it somewhere where it will be comfortable to you, and perhaps read or something while you walk or jog. I know some people put it out in the garage, where they don't go often, and than never use them. The great thing is that it is a lot simpler than tapes, and you don't really have to do anything special.
Good luck on it all.
Jon Miller
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CapeCoddess
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Posted: 24 April 2006 05:54 pm |
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GIRL TALK
Thingirl, it sounds like you are doing great! Even with the occaisional set back. I was hoping you would up your cals and you did! Good for you!
I have a treadmill in my living room. It's at one end of the sofa facing it and kinda behind it so I can see the TV or out the windows while using it. I love getting outside tho, but the treadmill is convenient when it's raining or I'm crunched for time and don't want to dress for the road. That's when nude treadmilling comes in handy. Not a pretty picture in my house, but I'm alone. It also folds up, hence ends up taking up only less than 2 feet by about 10 inches of floor space.
That IS a tall baby you have there! Is your h tall?
What the heck is Tigersmilk??? Is it really from tigers?
Did you get the job? When will you sleep?
Keep up the great work! You've got alot on your plate... *ahem*...so to speak.
CC
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 25 April 2006 03:16 am |
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To Cape: All though I have had a lot of setbacks, I feel like I've really changed my eating habits, although I haven't seen dramatic results on the scale. I realized that I was way too hungry to keep to my diet and I knew that if I didn't up my calories I'd fail. Thanks for the encouragement!
My husband is 6 feet tall, so he's no shorty but both my grandfathers are 6'4" and my father is 6'2" so the baby has some tall genes in there.
Tigersmilk is a protien bar, it claims to be the original nutrition bar, but I have no idea if it is. I don't like the bars so much because they usually have a lot of calories (about 220) Tigersmilk only has 150 and it's very filling.
The job I applied for isn't "open" yet. Our hospital is opening a new wing and a lot of job's are coming available. The director is conducting full interviews in three weeks. She gave me a sort of mini-interview while I was there and was very impressed with my medical background.
It was a bad weekend, too much cheating. I feel like I'm pregnant again . Hopefully I'm not!!! I've been very hungry and very tired. My husband thinks I've got a little virus. I don't feel really sick but I am stuffed up and sleeping like crazy. I'll check in tomorrow with my calorie count. I haven't gained weight so far, even though I'm still "off the wagon". I've noticed a pattern in my eating, the less organized I am the more I cheat. If all of my house work is done, if all of my meals are planned out before I start the day and if my husband isn't home during the day I seem to do fine. I think I really need to follow up on that. Chaos is the cause of my eating It's all very confusing.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 25 April 2006 10:35 pm |
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Eventually this post has pertinent weight related information, sorry for the long introduction:
Being a breastfeeding mother these days isn't always easy, perhaps it's just because I live in a backwards small town, but it's almost become 'vulgar' to breastfeed. Bottle feeding has become so fashionable, people almost have the opinion of "oh, they must be poor or something, I feel sorry for them" in refrence to breastfeeding mothers. When that isn't the case at all! I breastfeed because it's so important for my baby, breastfeeding is so much healthier and babies are over-all happier at the breast. I'm facing a lot of obstacles, I've decided to exclusively breastfeed until 8 months or a year old. From that point I plan to continue to breastfeed as a supplement until he is three. Now I get a lot of negative feedback on this, people are sometimes horrified despite the fact that The World Health Organization now recommends a minimum of two years breastfeeding. It makes sence to breastfeed that long to me considering that babies are breastfed for an average of 3-5 years in foreign countries and 6months-1year in America and America is having an obesity epidemic. Breastfeeding a baby longer than 2 years cuts the rate of obesity almost by half! Because I'm heavy, there's heart disease, type 1 and 2 diabetes and allergies in my family I feel it's essential that I breastfeed that long. I can spout statistics and studies all day long and even my husband says, "Well, it is a little funny to nurse a child that old."
Well, beyond babies I haven't gotten my teadmill yet, the $199 special at Walmart had a very narrow track and it turns out my mother-in-law has a nice treadmill she never uses. I'll have my very own treadmill just as soon as my husband goes to get it.
I woke up in a great mood, Michael did too. I had oatmeal(210) and carb select hot cocoa(25) for breakfast and it was very yummy. I've actually started to like my healthy food better than the junk I used to love so much. I still love sweets, don't get me wrong, but now my body also craves health food as well. I feel so much better. From having some cheat days I really notice the difference in my energy levels and my over-all well being.
To finish off my day, I wasn't perfect, but I wasn't too naughty.
Apple-72
Beef Steak-330
String Beans-40
Chicken Soup-150
Pepperoni Calzone-650
Cheescake-480
Total-1792
I went over my limit by 192 calories. I really made bad choices toward the evening. That's my worst time of day. I keep finding new reasons to lose weight though.
There's one thing that always seems to hold me back though, it's not that I don't want to lose weight, it's that I get depressed and eat and then I don't lose weight. I have certain things about me that won't go away, no matter how much weight I lose. I have a lot of extra skin, the baby really stretched me out and even before I have to deal with extra skin from weight loss I have hanging skin. I also have horrible stretch marks, marring, purple, larger than life stretch marks. Without extensive plastic surgery I'll never be able to wear a bikini again. I don't know how anyone else feels but that's quite depressing for me. I suppose one day I'll be able to afford these sorts of things, but by then will I care, once I'm no longer young?
I think I should end with something positive because this post has become much too negative for my taste. While I went over my limit today I didn't binge and I feel good about that, I'm "back on the wagon". I found new diapers, they're new on the market, like a cloth diaper with the convience of a disposable they have a flushable liner. You can find info at gdiapers.com. I'm going to order a starter kit and try them out. I've always wanted to go cloth with the baby, but it didn't seem convienent enough so I have been using seventh generation diapers which don't contain chlorine or dioxin. I chose these because dioxin is a known cause of cancer and with the rising rate of cancer these days I most certainly don't want my baby sitting all day in a known cancer agent. Dioxin is actually out-lawed in many countries, yet we let our babies have it right next to their skin. And while these diapers are better for baby and the enviroment they still end up in landfills, these new diapers are bio-degradable. I'm really happy about that.
Anyway it's getting late, baby is asleep and therfore so should I be.
Last edited on 26 April 2006 09:54 am by OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Peter
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Posted: 26 April 2006 10:00 am |
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Yes, your small town must be "backwards." It's pretty well accepted now that breastfeeding is good for your baby.
Now that we're curious, will you put your town in your profile? ;)
Peter
P.S.
I'm visiting in Sacramento (actually Roseville) with my backwards, breastfeeding daughter!
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 27 April 2006 11:13 am |
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It was a very long, unproductive day, I did get caught up on some of my housework, but I've let it pile up on me and now it's a whole heap to do. My parents live with us and I cook and clean for them as well, taking care of four people is much harder than two, especially with a baby thrown in. If I'm super organized I keep ahead of it though.
My sister came over, my mother loved that, my sister is always busy and hardly ever comes to see her anymore. Michael was so excited to see her, he kept trying to get her to hold him everytime she put him down, she took her hair down and he thought it was so funny! He was all giggles.
Michael's getting so big, I can't keep up with him, he's rolling over really well now, he's sitting up for longer periods of time and he's starting to scoot around on the floor, though it's not quite a crawl yet. My hubby is trying to spend more time with him. He's comforting him and holding him more now, I didn't know if he could handle me going back to work, but I must admit I've been very impressed with him.
I feel like I did really good today:
Oatmeal: 180
Omelet: 230
Peaches: 100
Chicken Soup: 225
Lightly breaded pan fried catfish: 240
Hot Cocoa: 25
Mashed Potatoes: 190
Mixed Veggies: 80
Ice Cream: 320
Total: 1568
Although I had a craving or two I never really felt hungry. This is actually hard for me, from my anorexic days I'm brainwashed into thinking that unless I can feel the hunger I'm not losing weight. I ate a lot of lower calorie foods (fish, veggies, chicken soup) and the portions were a really nice size. It's been slow but I've been cutting out a lot of the higher calorie foods (except for the ice cream today :yumm:) and I don't feel like I'm being starved. It's been hard to see it through the first couple of weeks, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. I thought that I would forever feel deprived and hungry, but my body is adjusting, especially now that I've upped my calorie intake to a more reasonable number. I feel a little thinner, and a lot healthier.
I'm really close to being my pre-pregnancy size (about 6 pounds to go) and I've lost about 35 pounds since delivery (of course 30 I lost on the delivery table, hard to believe but my baby, placenta and umbilical cord were all HUGE). I really wonder how tall Michael will be. The whole time I was pregnant they thought I was carrying extra water, and I was supposed to have a Girl . What a suprise Michael was, a good suprise though, I have the most wonderful baby boy!!!
The doctor is always impressed by Michael, he's so healthy and smart! While I started out at an unhealthy weight carrying him I really stepped it up and ate healthy while I was pregnant. I was lucky too, sugar made me feel sick and I craved really healthy foods, I loved avocados, oysters , lemon, and of course peanut butter. I stopped eating as well once I delivered, something about being pregnant kept me really good. Even though I was pretty good I gained about ten more pounds than I should have, but it wasn't from eating the wrong things, just eating A LOT! After I delivered I still ate the good things, but a lot of the sugar that made me sick during pregnancy was added back into my diet. But at least now I'm weeding them out, I really wish sugar was still a turn off! It would make dieting so much easier!
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 28 April 2006 10:16 am |
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It was such a nice day, the sun was shining, a gentle breeze was out and about and the sky was blue as can be! The baby and I got ready (a two hour ordeal) and headed off to the park with my sister-in-law and a friend. We walked around the park (better than no excersize) and the kids played for about three hours. The baby loves the park, we've been getting to the park about once a week. I'd like to go more but I'm still adjusting to the time schedule you keep with a young baby.
Michael took a swing in the infant swings for the first time and I video taped it so that daddy could see. Later I babysat my friends little girl for awhile, I got to use the toddler car seat we have for the baby and she said it was quite a comfy ride, in fact she liked it so much I let my friend borrow it for a road trip they're taking on the tenth. This little girl is so sweet, I told my hubby that it makes me excited about the second one, it felt good to have two children with me.
My friend invited us over for dinner (we had this really wonderful samon), we had a great time. I'm so impressed by my friend, she just recently lost 50 pounds, she started out at 250 after she gave birth to her baby, she got down to about 195 in a year and a half by just watching what she was eating. In the last 3 months though she lost another 50, but she does admit to starving herself to do it. She looks so GREAT! It really makes me want to starve myself, but I know it's wrong, unhealthy and that the weight doesn't stay off that way. I'm doing just fine with my wimpy little 1 1/2 pound a week average loss.
Oatmeal-200
Soup-280
Tigersmilk-150
Peanut Butter-95
Salad-200
Tigersmilk-150
Salmon-202
Meatloaf-300
Total-1577
I did really good today! I'm under my limit and I feel really satisfied with what I ate. I didn't eat any fruit, and not quite as many veggies as I like to get, but I did okay. I got lot's of protien and my good whole wheat (I love my morning oatmeal). Now it's off to bed! I need to catch up on some cleaning and I'm going to the park with my friend tomorrow. I hope the weather holds up.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 29 April 2006 10:42 am |
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We spent most of the day away from home. Some of my cleaning got done but I'm still behind schedule. I discovered new Papa Murphy's deLite pizza, very few calories, very very tasty. The baby played with a friend of mine's baby today and had a really good time. My sister ordered these pretty matching necklaces for us, it was so sweet!
Oatmeal-220
Tigersmilk-150
Hot Cocoa-25
Oat Crisps-180
Pizza-895 (I know! really bad, but I didn't eat until really really late and had to get most of my calories in at one meal.)
cookies-140
Total-1610
I walked a mile on my sisters treadmill at 3mph and really enjoyed it, I love walking on the treadmill, my sister is always amazed because she loathes it. I'm having a hard time feeling okay with eating this much and losing weight, I feel like I need to be hungry and suffering to lose weight. I'm used to "feeling" the weight loss and it's weird losing weight without it. I lost another pound!!! Whoohoo I'm down to 236. yay!
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suenos
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Posted: 29 April 2006 08:12 pm |
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl wrote: I'm doing just fine with my wimpy little 1 1/2 pound a week average loss.
Hey Thingirl....nothing at all wimpy about 1 1/2 pounds a week weight loss. It reflects your hard work and determination.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 30 April 2006 11:37 am |
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Thanks Suenos'!!! I keep telling myself that at least I'm less likely to gain the weight back after I lose it.
Today I didn't manage my calories well again. I've gone to my sisters house for the past two days until really late and it makes it hard to follow a decent schedule. But I used her treadmill again, I did 3 mph for 1/2 a mile this time. I really love the treadmill!! I think I must be retaining water because I've gained 2 1/2 pounds over-night. I figure there was a lot of salt in that pizza and that's probably the cause, but I'll keep an eye on it.
Oatmeal-220
Tigersmilk-150
Beef Stew-360
Pizza-320
Cottage cheese-100
Fruit-100
Trail Mix-200
Total-1450
I'm feeling like my fats are really high the past two days, along with my sodium. Tomorrow I'm going to my sisters again so I'm going to plan out all of my meals before hand.
It was a pretty good day, I took a really long nap, I woke up pretty early and I had stayed up late the night before. The baby was in a pretty good mood most of the day, but we've been away from home so often I think he misses his schedule and gets a little moody. When he took his bath today he got really upset, I don't know what happened, he just started screaming like he was in horrible pain. I don't know if he was teething or it was something else. I'm going to call the doctor Monday and schedule him an appointment so he can be looked over head to toe. It seems a little extreme, I know, but he was just so upset!
Well it's late, I've got the munchies, so I'm going to hit the sack and see if I can't sleep away my hungry tummy.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 3 May 2006 10:12 am |
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These binges are killing me! Once I start I can't seem to stop and I feel horrible, really bad, I'm moody and tired. I'm so disappointed in myself, I just don't seem to know how to stop one from coming on. I really need to track down the causes of my binges. I know now that binges aren't normal. The average person doesn't compulsively break down and eat like I do. I'm seriously considering the hynosis c.d's. I feel like I'm unconcentrated on my goal, yet eating and calorie counting are on my mind all day. I want to lose weight so badly, I want to be healthy, my family to be healthy and to be able to keep up with my son, but I've realized I need to seek out help. I don't know why I feel so guilty about trying hypnosis or talking to a counselor, it's as if I'm admitting something is wrong with me. I lost another half a pound, and how do I celebrate? I binge. It's pathetic really.
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Peter
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Posted: 4 May 2006 09:30 am |
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I give the active members of the forum who report that they binged so much credit!
When I was doing that, it was an all or nothing mentality. If I was bingeing, I certainly wasn't trying to get help or sharing about it.
I think it's great of you to stick around through it all. I gives me great reason to believe you will soon be doing much better!
Peter
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 6 May 2006 02:27 am |
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Thanks Peter!!!
Don't think I'm horrible, but I have a confession to make. My husband kept bringing really yummy, bad stuff home that I was having such a hard time saying no to and I was feeling like I wasn't getting any support (I wasn't!) I kept getting "oh you're not that bad, you don't have to diet..." etc. But I'm looking at photos and numbers and I am bad!!! I've really gotten up there, and no I don't HAVE to be on a diet I WANT to be. So I finally found a way to get some support (even though it is kind of manipulative). I told my husband that before we had a second child that I have to weigh less than 170 pounds. My hubby wants more kids really bad, he can't wait to start on our second, so I do feel bad going this route to get support but needless to say it worked. This morning he ordered me to jog 12 miles and threatened to tape my mouth shut if I cheated (maybe a little heavy on the support). This might actually backfire on me (some of you might be thinking serves you right) but I think it's not too much to ask for a little support now and then.
It's our "unofficial" anniversary on the 9th and we're going to the coast. We'll be hiking on the beach, the baby bjorn will finally get used. Then we plan to do a little shopping. We're debating on a nice dinner, babies and "nice" restaurants don't always go together. I'm really excited, we haven't gone anywhere in awhile. I was hoping the new stroller would be here before we went but it's not. Warning to parents! Thoroughly test out baby products before buying, I hate our stroller, it's terrible. The car seat too. It's true about quality and price, sometimes it's worth it to spend a couple extra bucks.
Yesterday I did a spa day. I didn't go to the spa but I shaved me legs, did a facial, gave myself a pedicure and really reflected on me and where I was going on this diet. It had started to become less about health and more about looks and it reflected on how well I was keeping to my diet.
I started re-vamping my diet awhile ago, but didn't finish, now I have. Here are my new goals:
-the majority of my foods are going to be unprocessed foods.
-I will be eating 2 servings of fruits and 2 servings of veggies a day.
-I'm cutting red meat out of my diet.
-In addition to my oatmeal every morning I'll be eating two egg whites as well.
-I'm cutting soup down to an occasional thing until I can find some that doesn't need so much salt, I feel like I'm eating too much salt during the day.
-I want to meet my goal of at least a 20 minute walk each day (I've been doing a ten minute every other day) and add stretching.
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Posted: 6 May 2006 10:01 am |
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I totally understand about wanting someones support!
Think how much better a mom you'll be setting an example for your kids by having a healthy body and eating well. And you'll be around to see their children!
Peter
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 6 May 2006 10:34 am |
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Today was pretty good. It was my mother-in-laws birthday so I managed to sneak a piece of cake in:? I walked on the treadmill for a mile at 3mph. The baby was being extra cute today and lovey. I'm really excited about tomorrow, so I'm going to bed as soon as I get off of here, gotta get up early and get ready to go to the coast.
Slimfast- 270
Carrots- 50
Tigersmilk- 150
Hot Cocoa- 25
Asparagus- 60
Prawns- 270
Spinach- 100
Carrot Cake- 350
Total- 1826
I'm not worried about going over my limit, I did some calculations and 1800 calories a day is 20% less than it requires to run my body (without the breastfeeding). I feel okay upping my calorie limit, okay, maybe just a little guilty. I didn't get enough fruit in today, which is one of my goals, but I got a lot of veggies in :) I ate more processed foods than I wanted, but not too badly. It's the carrot cake that killed me, but I don't feel that guilty about it. Everytime I see my friend she's ten pounds lighter (I saw her last week, ten pounds in a week!) She's so thin, she's lost a total of 60 pounds in 3 months. Yes I will admit to being jealous and also to kind of wanting to starve myself to get the same results (dang she looks good!!!) But I know it's bad for you, and that I'm making a forever change and she's not. I'm no longer anorexic and I'm not ever going there again. I will look that good someday, just not today, and I'm willing to wait for it and do it the right way. Mostly I'm sad because at least when my friend was fat she was nice, now she's kind of rude and sticks it in my face that I'm still fat. She also does this "I'm pretty and stupid" act and it makes me really sad. I'm happy for her losing weight, but I'm sad that she's losing herself along with the weight. I don't want that to happen to me. Even if I do manage to get rid of my thunder thighs I never want to act stupid to get attention or be mean to someone because I'm no longer fat and they still are. She told her sister-in-law (who just gave birth) that she was the fat one now and she could see how it feels. that's mean! I could go on for hours, but I won't, I'm going to say oh well, and hope she is more like her regular self when she's used to her new shape.
Wish me luck in my weight loss adventures!
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Irish lass
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Posted: 6 May 2006 04:26 pm |
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl wrote: Today was pretty good. It was my mother-in-laws birthday so I managed to sneak a piece of cake in:? I walked on the treadmill for a mile at 3mph. The baby was being extra cute today and lovey. I'm really excited about tomorrow, so I'm going to bed as soon as I get off of here, gotta get up early and get ready to go to the coast.
Slimfast- 270
Carrots- 50
Tigersmilk- 150
Hot Cocoa- 25
Asparagus- 60
Prawns- 270
Spinach- 100
Carrot Cake- 350
Total- 1826
I'm not worried about going over my limit, I did some calculations and 1800 calories a day is 20% less than it requires to run my body (without the breastfeeding). I feel okay upping my calorie limit, okay, maybe just a little guilty. I didn't get enough fruit in today, which is one of my goals, but I got a lot of veggies in :) I ate more processed foods than I wanted, but not too badly. It's the carrot cake that killed me, but I don't feel that guilty about it. Everytime I see my friend she's ten pounds lighter (I saw her last week, ten pounds in a week!) She's so thin, she's lost a total of 60 pounds in 3 months. Yes I will admit to being jealous and also to kind of wanting to starve myself to get the same results (dang she looks good!!!) But I know it's bad for you, and that I'm making a forever change and she's not. I'm no longer anorexic and I'm not ever going there again. I will look that good someday, just not today, and I'm willing to wait for it and do it the right way. Mostly I'm sad because at least when my friend was fat she was nice, now she's kind of rude and sticks it in my face that I'm still fat. She also does this "I'm pretty and stupid" act and it makes me really sad. I'm happy for her losing weight, but I'm sad that she's losing herself along with the weight. I don't want that to happen to me. Even if I do manage to get rid of my thunder thighs I never want to act stupid to get attention or be mean to someone because I'm no longer fat and they still are. She told her sister-in-law (who just gave birth) that she was the fat one now and she could see how it feels. that's mean! I could go on for hours, but I won't, I'm going to say oh well, and hope she is more like her regular self when she's used to her new shape.
Wish me luck in my weight loss adventures!
I would like to wish you luck on your weight loss journey.
Please don't try and compare yourself to others as we are all unique in every way, especially as to how we lose the weight.
I am a slow loser and at the start of my weight loss journey I wanted to zip the fat suit off now! Right now!
Then I thought well I did not get fat over night, so it is not going to come off instantly.
I was trying to run before I could walk, literally!
Now eight and half months later I have lost six stone which is 84 pounds in weight.
You will get to where you want on this journey. I have learned to be loving and gentle with myself. Along with patting myself on the back for my own achievements!
My rewards have been many along the way...
I can run up the stairs.
Don't dam the water in the bath.
Cut my own toe nails without bursting a blood vessel.
Shop in normal clothes shops.
More active in every way and enjoying my life to the full.
Your health is your wealth and nothing is more important than that as without it your options are so limited.
By the way I breast fed my son for two and half years and he is 22 now and we have a beautiful close relationship.
Irish lass.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 9 May 2006 11:10 pm |
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Thanks Irish!!! I really do get sucked into feeling bad because I'm not doing as well as others. I really need to leave behind that mind set.
I've been binging a lot lately, and it seems I have so many triggers, I can avoid some of them, but others I just have to fight and deal with. I commend all of the forum members who have thus far lost weight, it is a battle.
My goals don't seem so hard until I come up against cake or stress, and then I seem to be this weak-willed compulsize eater. The longer I have been aware of what I'm eating, the more I realize that I have a very serious problem. Before I began watching what went into my mouth I just binged on whatever I wanted without a second thought and without an ounce of guilt. Ignorance really is bliss, but a bliss that has a price (such as fat).
I had an accident with chocolate cake last night. The day before I just basically gave up and didn't follow my diet. I really am trying, everytime I cheat I feel guilty, my husband tells me if I really wanted to stay on my diet I would. I swear it's not that easy!!! I really do want to stay on my diet and I fight myself like crazy! When he says those sorts of things it makes me feel awful, like he thinks little of me. He's never had a weight problem, he's never been on a diet, he just can't understand. This is horrible I'm really starting to hate myself I'm thinking it would be very beneficial at this point to talk to a therapist.
I want to change my ways, I can't do this anymore, when I binge I'm tired and depressed. This is tearing me apart emotionally, there are so many things I can't do because of my weight. I'm worried about not being able to take Michael on the carnival rides this fourth of July because I'm so big My weight is interfering with my life. Things need to change...
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suenos
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Posted: 9 May 2006 11:54 pm |
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl wrote:
The average person doesn't compulsively break down and eat like I do. I'm seriously considering the hynosis c.d's. ..... but I've realized I need to seek out help. I don't know why I feel so guilty about trying hypnosis or talking to a counselor, it's as if I'm admitting something is wrong with me.
First of all, you might be surprised at what the "average person" does. I seriously binged (sometimes planned, sometimes compulsively) for years and no one knew it. Cause I ate like a normal person around friends and family. You are special as a human being, but believe me, as far as bingeing you are not the first, only, or last person to stuff unwanted, unneeded food in her mouth and wonder "why the heck am I doing this"!
You and you alone get to decide at what point you need additional resources to handle your problem. Whether it's an OA group, hypnosis, talk therapy, medication, accupuncture, stress management courses, aroma therapy or locking yourself in the closet till the urge to binge passes (o.k. I just threw that one in there to make ya smile :)).
Seriously, as much as the people close to you may love you, they do not inhabit your body, think your thoughts or feel your individual pain. So, when it comes to the point where you think you can't get a handle on it on your own, you get to be the only judge of "time to get help". If you choose to share that decision with others, that's your choice, if they choose to judge you for it, that's their problem.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 10 May 2006 09:12 am |
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| Still "off the wagon", but posting here seems to help me get back on track. I feel so yucky and I know it's from the yucky stuff I'm eating. I'm ready to keep to my diet in the hopes that it will get easier. I'm going to stick to my diet for one week, mark it on the calendar and not worry beyond that. After the week I'll figure out what I'll do from there. So from tomorrow May 10th to the 17th my goal is to not binge, to eat no more than 1800 calories a day and to snack on veggies everytime I feel a binge coming on.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 11 May 2006 01:38 am |
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So far so good today, but it gets worse as the day goes on.
My camera broke, so I need to go to radioshack and get them to fix it. As part of my plan I'm posting up a caledar printed from my computer that I can write down on what I ate and how I exsecized and then I'm going to cross off the day. At the end of the month I'll do measurements and take a head and body picture. I think this will be a really great and motivational way to track progress.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 11 May 2006 12:18 pm |
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I hate it when you lose a really long, nice post that you've been working on for awhile...
Long story short. Today was good, I made progress. Kept under my limit but I did indulge in a little taco bell :chew:
Mini-goal; lose ten pounds by July
Highlight of the day: I made it to full-fledged member, I am no longer a new member
My baby is so cute I had to post a little pic for everyone...
Michael at 2 1/2 months old
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sjm
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Posted: 11 May 2006 12:51 pm |
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I've got one thing to say.... AWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
If you're ever in the UK and need a babysitter, look me up!
HOW cute?!
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Irish lass
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Posted: 11 May 2006 01:16 pm |
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I was just on my way out and I had to post to say what a beautiful happy smile your baby has!
Thank you so much that has made my day, you are Blessed:)
Love Irish lass
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Peter
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Posted: 12 May 2006 08:41 am |
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Cute baby!
When you're writing a long post, just type Ctrl A then Ctrl C once in awhile. It save what you have in your PCs memory and you can just type Ctrl V to get it back.
Peter
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 12 May 2006 09:52 am |
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Thanks so much, he's such a sweetie too!
I'll definitely have to start using that Peter, that post was way too long to have disappeared into cyber space.
Today was good, not great, but good. I went a little over my limit at 1950 today, but not too bad. I indulged in a Carmel frappuccino that I shouldn't have but my hubby brought it home to me and I just didn't have it in me to make him feel bad about his little "gift"  He thinks he's doing something nice, and it only had 280 calories in it anyway (I used the calorie calculator on this site). I had lot's of veggies, but no fruits. I haven't had that many fruits at all lately because of a lack of owning any fruits, so tomorrow I go grocery shopping! 
We went out to a Chinese restaurant tonight and I was able to estimate how many calories I had. I was able to eat enough to make me full by ordering things with fewer calories in them, I had war won ton soup (lot's of veggies), prawns with a light sauce and some pan fried calamari. All in all most of these things still have more calories than most foods I eat, but much less than what I would normally eat at a Chinese restaurant (sweet and sour chicken yum:chew:). I'm not going near the scale tomorrow though because of the super high salt content.
No exercise today, I just didn't get around to it. I'm really looking forward to the weekend (I get to see my hubby!!!) We don't have any big plans, but next weekend we're hoping to go to the rose parade.
Also tomorrow or Monday a friend of mine and her mother are going to be on the Tyra Banks show for Mothers day, she's been fighting cancer for quite some time now and my friend surprised her. It's on at 3:00p.m. Pacific Time on Fox. I love you Ruth and Sarah!!!
Alrighty it's bed time, I'll check in tomorrow...
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 13 May 2006 09:57 am |
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Anybody watch the Tyra Show today? It was so amazing to see Ruth and Sarah on national television, I cried so hard! I'm so glad they get to take a vacation together. As most of you probably know bone cancer doesn't have a big success record of being cured and I'm so happy that Sarah gets to spend time with her mom before she gets sicker. That's actually the second Willits (my home town) appearance on national television this year, any American Idol fans might have seen Shawna, a sixteen year old girl who I've known for quite a few years on T.V. she only made it to L.A. but I was so proud of her for being able to do that at such a young age.
Beyond T.V., the hubby and I went out together without the baby for the first time. We went to the movies and then we had a nice dinner. I was nervous the whole time, I'm not quite sure how to exsist without the baby anymore, it felt like I had left my arm at home.
I had a pretty good day calorie wise, no veggies, but I did have an apple. Because I had so many calories in the evening I didn't have many for the earlier part of the day, but I still did good at 1820.
I'm really liking my new calander system. I found a nice blank calander template online then I used the paint program on my computer to put in weigh in days and measurements ect. Then I printed it out and personalized it with some stamps, stickers and paint (it turned out really cute too!) Everyday that I don't binge I put a sticker on that day of the calander, there's three so far. It may seem kind of silly to some, but it makes weight loss a little more fun and much easier to track.
I also made a calander page for Michael and we put his hand print on it (quite difficult). I'm going to make another next month and put his foot print on it. I would like to make a tradition of this and have a little keepsake calander of Michael's special little baby moments.
I'm really looking forward to the weekend, turns out the hubby is helping a friend tile his bathroom tomorrow so Michael, his grandparents and I are going to a little league game. I think it's going to be a lot of fun, and I haven't taken Michael to the park lately so he'll get a chance to get out of the house.
Everyone have a great weekend!!!
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 14 May 2006 09:37 am |
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I gave myself a little home spa treatment last night, it was really nice, my face was as soft as the baby and looked all glowing. But today I went to a little league game and now my face is burnt (it hurts! ). The little league game was so great, the kids are so cute and they have such a great time, Michael was swimming in sunscreen so he didn't mind a little bit of sun and really enjoyed the fresh air. After the game I went to a friends house that my husband was helping stucco. They have a baby about a month younger than Michael, the sweetest little girl that makes Michael look humongous. Another friend who is pregnant came over with her little boy. It gave me a good chance to get together with some moms and talk about babies, kids, husbands and such things. I really like these two in particular because they both parent relatively similar to the way I do. I was there for quite awhile though and forgot to eat (me? forget to eat!!?) and got a bit dizzy. It was pretty easy to come home and eat a good dinner and not binge, I don't think I've had the urge to binge all day. I came in at 1815 and I'm feeling pretty good about it. Tomorrow is Mother's day, but it's really just going to be like any other day, tomorrow is my hubby's only day off this week so we're just going to stay home and relax.
Happy Mother's Day!!!
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 15 May 2006 09:35 am |
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My Mother's Day went well, my hubby gave me a card, my mom gave me 2 free babysitting vouchers, my sister got me flowers and the baby let me take a nap!!!
Later on my mom and I went shopping. Then we planned a barbecue with barbecued pizza and salads (it was really yummy and low calorie enough for me to have some).
Toward the end of the night the baby was having a lot of teething pain, poor thing, even tylenol didn't help. He was so upset and there wasn't much I could do but hold him and love him. I'm hoping this means that his tooth is finally going to pop through, from what I've read it gets really bad and all of sudden just comes through. He finally settled down though and fell asleep.
I came in at 1790 calories today and allowed myself to have 2 peanut butter cups as my own little mother's day present to myself. Three more days until weigh in, and I'm actually really excited, I've been doing really well and I'm hoping to see results.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 16 May 2006 09:44 am |
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Last night was quite the adventure at 12:30a.m. I awoke to "Oh, eh, eh", coming from the baby's cradle. Upon looking in to see what was going on from the end of our bed (where the baby's cradle is situated) I found the baby doing a push-up and looking up at me, as soon as he got my attention he started scooting across the cradle and trying to get up on all fours. So I watched him for awhile, noted that he was fine and fell asleep on the foot of our bed. Minutes later I was awoken by "eh, eh!" This kid just really wanted me to watch him, and to my surprise he got up on all fours a couple of times, but fell down directly after. I continued to fall asleep, he continued to wake me and show me how he could get up until about 3:00a.m. at which point he got hungry, ate and then fell asleep. Today he's been doing much of the same, scooting around, getting on all fours and being quite excited by it. At one point I put him on all fours a couple of times to see how long he could stay like that, and he can for awhile but as soon as he tries to move he does a face plant. He's really determined to crawl, my project this week; start baby-proofing the house top to bottom. I figure once he gets crawling I can look forward to extra exercise at least.
I had a serious urge to binge tonight but resisted and got through it (just barely). I even ate a little less than usual (I was actually just full, I didn't need to eat more) 1695 was my total for today.
I came across an interesting discovery today on how to make yogurt cheese, which is supposed to have fewer calories and a lot less fat, I think I"ll give a try. There was a pretty tasty sounding lemon cheese cake recipe that went with it that I want to make, and at 86 calories a slice I might have to make it all the time!
One more day until weigh in, I'm getting so excited!!! I have to think of a treat for myself (not food) for not bingeing and staying on my diet. It has been a rough week of keeping to it, and a lot of other things have had to go on the wayside for me to do it. I'm hoping soon that it gets a lot easier and that it doesn't end up interrupting my day so much.
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trimB
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Posted: 17 May 2006 11:16 pm |
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Feel free to share the recipe and your results in the Recipes Forum!
:)
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 20 May 2006 07:57 pm |
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I'm so disappointed in myself. I didn't even bother weighing in this week. After a three day binge I'm feeling pretty yucky. I didn't binge all day long for three days or anything but I'd start out good, be good all day and then break down at night, I thought yesterday would be fine but I broke down, it was a horrible night. My dad was graduating last night for an associates degree; specializing in alcohol and other drugs, he's been interning as a therapist and plans to continue along those lines work-wise. My grandmother was there of course (the one who called me fat on the delivery table) and was nit-picking at me the whole night. Then we went to a restaurant around eight and had dinner. It was a total disaster, I should have followed my instincts and never agreed to go to dinner in the first place, Michael was exhausted and threw a big fit, he was so tired and couldn't get to sleep because it was so crowded and loud. The poor little guy was trying to sleep, he kept drifting off and getting awoken by someone laughing loudly or a dish clattering and so on. There was just no way it was going to work out, you had to shout to even talk to anyone!
So I'm here, hoping to feel en-powered to continue on! It always helps to post and re-assert my goal to myself.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 21 May 2006 07:29 am |
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My baby can't make up his mind, he was born with brown hair, it turned blonde and now it's turning red. He learned how to blow raspberries the other day and now he does it all day, it's so cute! :P
Today was okay, I had 1942 calories which wasn't bad but I'm not happy with the choices of food I used to fill those calories. They were all rather fatty, salty foods, except for the oatmeal and orange, so I did have some healthy things.
My hubby bought me a pilates video to workout to and I loved it!!! I felt a 1/2 foot taller after I was done. I felt like I had a good work-out but didn't have that burnt-out feeling I do with some other work-outs. I'm looking forward to buying the baby pilates, which incorporates working-out with your baby. I have also heard of another work-out recently that sounds really fun, it's called yoga-booty-ballet, I'm thinking about trying it, has anyone else used it?
I'm having a hard time with my diet mind-wise. My calories are so high compared to my friends, I feel like such a pig saying I eat 1800 calories a day, and I can see what they're all thinking "1800 calories a day? What kind of diet is that!!!" My "used to be fat" friend always says stuff like "I don't even eat that in a week!" I've done the math, and I should be eating that much, but I still feel fat doing it.
I'm going to try out the pilates 30 workout challenge; feel better in 10 work-outs, look better in 20 and have a complete body makeover in 30. We'll see how that goes
workout 1 of 30: check
Last edited on 21 May 2006 07:47 am by OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 22 May 2006 02:51 am |
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Workout 2 of 30: Check
Today is going great, I feel so much better, once I stop putting massive amounts of nasty food in my body I have so much more energy and I don't have that sluggish feeling.
I tried an experiment with my oatmeal this morning, instead of my usual I put sweet rice milk in it, let's just say it didn't turn out as well as I had hoped.
I invented something with the baby today, I was just playing with the baby and it came to me from out of nowhere. I'm really excited about it. Anybody know any good patent lawyers? Any entrepenuers out there have any advice for me?
I'll check back in later with my totals for the day. :D
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 24 May 2006 10:39 am |
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The workout video has been put on hold for now due to a tailbone injury, I really need a yoga mat.
Todays totals: 1730. I've started eating later in the day, I do eat in the earlier part, but much less than usual, I've been consuming most of my calories toward the evening. I'm not trying to change it though, I'm hungriest at that time so it seems reasonable to eat the most at that time.
As I posted in Suenos' diary I'm very close to being out of food, I've been trying different odds and ends, but everything has been pretty dissapointing so far. Friday- first order of the day, go grocery shopping.
Tomorrow is errands day, we'll see how that goes with trying to fit in healthy meals. I've also decided it's dog bath day as well. He's a cute dog, but no one will pet him because he rolled in some mud yesterday. He's feeling quite neglected, although he's felt that way since the baby was born, the baby does tend to take up most of my time.
Well, off to bed, busy day tomorrow!
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 25 May 2006 03:57 pm |
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| I didn't count calories today, it was kind of a day off, but I didn't binge either. This is a big accomplishment for me. I'm guessing that I didn't go over 2500 today. I'm not too worried about not sticking to my diet, because I didn't binge :D:D:D. I feel like a million bucks! Every time I'm not good on my diet I tend to binge, but not today!!! Today I didn't eat bad stuff, or mindlessly eat, it was actually quite easy to just eat what I needed and nothing more. I don't think I'd lose very fast this way so I plan to continue counting calories, but now I know I can eat a "regular" day of food (what I plan to eat when I'm done losing) and not binge. I haven't lost a lot of weight...yet, and not very quickly either, but I am changing my eating habits. I'm eating better quality and quantity. I'm so proud of myself! Oh and one of my favorite shirts didn't show my tummy today, I could tell the difference in the lay of the shirt and the fit, it was much more lose than usual . It was a very, very good day!
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 29 May 2006 12:24 pm |
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Well I'm coming off of a four day binge that has run me pretty ragged. It started out with the lack of food in my house (no excuse, just the prelude), which led to us going out to eat instead of eating at home, where I was tempted by all sorts of unspeakable, and wonderfully yummy things :chew:. Then on Thursday I got sick with a pretty nasty head cold (that I am currently still trying to recover from). It was pretty aweful, I couldn't taste much, and we were still going out every night and to top it off I had the unquenchable desire to drink massive amounts of juice (I'm thinking this had something to do with electrolytes or vitamin c, not quite sure...) I don't think it would have been so bad except that one night we went to *pause for effect* taco bell, then another mcdonalds *gasps in horror heard throughout the forum* and the last two nights some seedy restuarant and cafe. All in all very high in calories and very low in nutrients. So here I am again, back to bite the bullet (or spinach) and to resume my routine. My calendar system is really helping, it makes quite a difference to see it all on paper, looking back I can see that for the most part of the month I was really good, and all though there were some bad moments that most days I stuck to the plan. It feels good to know, because this is the time I usually quit my diet, thinking I've failed and cheated on my diet more then I actually have.
I have yet to weigh myself, I'm hoping for a 3-4 pound drop since the 10th, which is when I started my calendar system and my last weigh in. I'm thinking I'll weigh in on the 31st but I have yet to get my scale out of storage or go to my sisters house, so we'll see about that, no guarantees.
Highlights of the week:
the baby is starting to crawl, he can get up on all fours, but once there can't move without doing a face plant.
A friend noticed my new healthy eating lifestyle.
Lows:
A really really bad cold
a long binge
and I met a girl my husband dated in highschool who was about 5'2", 100 pounds, blonde and really cute. I felt so mortified just meeting her, I couldn't help wondering if he wished that he had married her instead :( (oh not to mention she's a succesfull business woman who owns a chain of hair salons) . I just can't shake the feeling of being a failure. I'm almost in tears as I write this. I've let myself go so badly! It's bad enough I'm not contributing financially right now, I'm also hideous! I haven't been so ashamed of myself in so long, seeing the someone my husband could have been with has really opened my eyes to how horrible I really am... I suddenly feel like there's no excuse for how I look and that perhaps I shouldn't show my face until I'm at least halfway decent again. Ever feel like you want to crawl under a rock?
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